Convolutidae is a family of acoels. It contains more than a third of all known acoel species.[1][2]
The family Convolutidae includes acoels with a ventral mouth opening and a body-wall musculature composed both dorsally and ventrally by circular, longitudinal, and longitudinal crossover muscle fibers. The ventral body wall also has a group of U-shaped fibers.[1] Most species are symbionts with algae.[1] The anterior end has a cluster of frontal glands, a pair of eyes and a statocyst. The body has pigmented lens. Intestine and excretory system is absent. It is hermaphrodite but protandry is common.
There are 25 genera in the family Convolutidae.[3][4] The type genus is Convoluta.
There are over 100 species recognised in the family Convolutidae:[3]
Convolutidae is a family of acoels. It contains more than a third of all known acoel species.
